Run nyancat from ChatGPT or Claude
Renders an animated, color, ANSI-text loop of the Poptart Cat. With BCD, ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps can install and run nyancat on your own computer and read what it prints.
Works on
- MacWorks
Homebrew has a ready-made build; the AI can install it with
brew install nyancat. - LinuxWorks
Homebrew on Linux has a ready-made build.
- WindowsNot in Homebrew
Homebrew does not run on Windows. If nyancat has a Windows build, BCD can run it in PowerShell.
About nyancat
- Version
- 1.5.2
- License
- NCSA
- Installs (last 365 days)
- 899 · #2,806 in Homebrew
- Homepage
- nyancat.dakko.us
- Install
brew install nyancat
Try asking
“Install nyancat with Homebrew and show me its version”
“Read nyancat --help and give me three useful examples for my files”
“Update nyancat and tell me what changed”
Questions
Can ChatGPT run nyancat on my computer?
Yes. With BCD on your Mac or Linux computer and command permission turned on for it, ChatGPT runs nyancat there and reads the output. Claude and other apps with MCP connectors can too.
Do I need to install nyancat first?
No. If Homebrew is installed, the AI can run brew install nyancat for you.
Is it safe?
A new computer starts read-only: running commands is turned on per computer, and BCD reaches only the folders you allow.
Try it on your computer
BCD connects ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps to your own Mac, Windows or Linux computer. One computer is free, with 20,000 tool calls a month and no card.
Program data from Homebrew, updated 2026-11-11. Installs are Homebrew's installs on request over the last 365 days.